Self-inclosing bill-head or statement.



PATENTED JAN. 14,- 1908.

J. SOUDER. SELF INULOS'ING BILL HEAD 0R STATEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 190

Wit" 206% ("Mucus JOHN SOUDER, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SELF-INCLOSING BILL-HEAD OR STATEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patenti Patented Jan. 14, 1 908.

Application filed April 1. 1907. Serial H: 365.65 8- To all whom it mayconcem:

Be it known that 1, JOHN Sounnn, a citizen of. the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsyl-Vania, have invented a new and useful Self- .lnclosing Bill-Head orStatement, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention consists of a novel construction of aself-inclosing bill-head or statement comprising a single sheet of material which is perforated and scored, so that it may be folded in sucha manner that when a carbon sheet is pmployed and the address is writtenon 'the bill-head, a carbon copy thereof will be made on the slipcontiguous thereto and when the bill-head or statement is being-madeout, a carbonof the matter on the bill-head or statement will be madeupon the receipt slip, which is detachably secured to the bill-head.

It further consists of a novel construction of bill-head comprising asingle sheet and having side flaps and a gummed tab or flap, said flapsand tab being adapted to be readily torn off from the bill-head proper.

It further consists of a novel construction of a self-inclosingbill-heador statement in which one end of the bill-head or statement is scored orweakened, so that when the side flaps have been bent inwardly, the saidend may be deflected thereover and thereby positively prevent, when thetop flap has been sealed, any improper tampering or unsealing of thedevice without the same being readily apparent, it being noted also thatif desired the top flap may be apertured or paneled, so that theprinting or other matter on said end may be seen therethrough when thedevice is sealed for delivery.

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as willbe hereinafter fully set forth.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings those embodiments which best illustrate theprinciple thereof and which have been found in practice to givesatisfactory and reliable results, although it is to beunder stood thatthe various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can bevariously arranged'and organized and that my inven; tion is not limitedto the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalitiesas herein shown.

Figure 1' represents a perspective view of a novel construction of aself inclosing bill-head embodying inyention. Fig. 2 represents aperspective view'of the embodiment seen in F g. 1, the same having beenpartially folded.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the back of the device in sealedcondition.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings I have preferred to show an embodiment of iwhich when sealed positively prevents the statement or bill-head beingopened without first breaking theseal or; tearing the envelo In thisembodimenhtl designates a sing e sheet of material which is scored at 32in order to form the address portion 33, and'the slip 34 on which therest of the bill or statement may-be. placed... The, sl1eet.. 3-1- isper=--- forated at 35 and 36, so that the side flaps 37 and 38 may bereadily detached therefrom and is also perforated at 39 in order thatthe top flap 40 which is preferably gummed may also be rapidly detachedwhen desired, The slip 31 is also perforated at 41 in order to form alocking slip or member 42. suitable printing or other matter as 43 maybe shown on this slip, so that when the device is in folded condition asseen in Fig. 14, such matter may be seen through the panel 44 in the topflap. It will be noted that after the g address 33 has been foldedmwardly and the side flaps 38 have been bent thereover, the locking flapis bent rearwardly and the top flap 40 is then sealed in place, it beingunderstood that a suitable carbon is employed,

whereby the envelop may be addressed at the same time as the address iswritten upon the statement. By the employment of this construction, itwill be apparent that after the device is sealed, it will be impossibleto pull out the address portion 33 without first unsealing or tearingthe device. It is also to be noted that if desired, the top flap may bepaneled so that any printing or other matter on the locking slip 42 willbe visible there- 10 through. I

It will be seen that in my invention, the printing may be done at asingle operation and also that when the device is properly folded, acarbon copy of the bill head or state- 5 ment can be made.

In so far as I am aware, I am the first in the art to devise aself-inclosing bill-head comprising a single sheet of paper which is soscored and perforated thatthe outside of the,

bill-head. is addressed at the same time that the addressof thebill-head is made out and my invention 5 If desired any 80 a carbon copyis made when the bill-head proper is made out in combination with meansfor securing the arts in their folded condition ready for deliveryeither by mail or otherwise, and my claims to these features are to beinterpreted scope. It is further to be noted that if it is desired toprint. on the bill-head the entire printin may all be done in both theembodiments erein. shown at a single operation. It is also to be notedthat after the device has been received, the parts are joined togetherin such a manner that they ma be readily detached so that the bill-head18 left ready for filing or other purposes.

It will now be apparentfrom the foregoing that I have devised a noveland useful construction' of self-inclosing billhead which embodies thefeatures of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement ofinvention and the above description and while I have, in the presentinstance, shown and described the preferred embodiment which has beenfound in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to benoted that the illustrated embodiment is susceptible of modification invarious particulars without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.- Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Let-.

ters Patent, is

v1. A device of the character described,

comprising a single sheet forming two foldable portions,

with corresponding and a securing flap secured to one of said portions,said flap bein provided with an aperture through which ata on anunderlying portion is visible when the device is folded 1 2. A device ofthe character described comprising a single foldable sheet scored anperforated intermediate its ends to form two portions, a third portionsecured to one of said portions, and a securing ,fla for the other ofsaid portions, said flap aving an aperture through which data on one ofsaid portions is visible whenthe device is folded.

3. A device of the character described,-

comprising a foldable sheet scored and perforated intermediate its endsto form two portions, a securing flap and side flaps attached to one ofsaid portions, and said securin flap having ,an aperture through whichdata on an underlying portion is visible when the device is folded.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a foldable sheetsscored and perforated intermediate its ends to form two portions, alocking portion secured to one of said portions, side aps and a securingflap ing flap having an aperture through which data on an underlyingportion is visible when the device is folded. 1

JOHN SOUDER. Witnesses:

HERBERT S. FAIRBANKS, O. D. McV-AY.

attached to the other portion, and said secur- I

